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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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